The Grove Dictionary of Art: v.1-34 - Hardcover

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This reference text has 34 volumes, 41,000 articles, 15,000 illustations, 6082 contributions from 120 countries, and 720,000 indexed entries providing coverage of the visual arts. All the visual arts are examined, painting, architecture, sculpture, photography, the graphic decorative arts. The text commands a global perspective with analysis of art of Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Pacific, as well as Europe.;The set takes into account the complete context in which art is created. Art has been part of human life from the earliest times. It is often artefacts which provide us with the clearest picture of what life was like in ancient civilizations. Throughout the world's history, art has been (and continues to be) shaped by politics and propaganda, religion and ritual, society and culture, money and the market economies.;The scope of the "The Dictionary of Art" means that its influence can extend beyond the academic world. People in the art world, including art dealers, private galleries, auction houses and professional collectors, and individuals who simply have a passion for art.;Macmillan Reference has produced a limited edition, leather-bound edition of the set. 250 individually numbered sets have been bound in Chieftain goat skin with gilt edging and marbled end papers. The full price for the set is GBP10,000.;There is an accompanying Website which provides the latest news and information and allows visitors the opportunity to experience "The Dictionary of Art" for themselves, with regularly changed sample articles and press reviews. There is also a newsletter, "Art" (also available in print form, posted each month on the site.

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